Facebook treating US territories as not part of the United States

US Territories’ September 24-30, 2018 news week in tweets

CNMI House Passes Supplemental Budget

The House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed a supplemental budget that allocates $11.5 million to the CNMI Settlement Fund and $3.5 million for the CNMI State Public School System. https://t.co/snKecyg7vL

Significant registration fee increases are being considered in American Samoa. The proposal calls for land and matai title registrations to increase from $5 to $500 and land registrations to rise from $12 to $100.

Puerto Rico’s govt has completed an investigation into 12 shipping containers, paid for by FEMA, that were unaccounted for before being found in various locations around the island. The govt concludes: there was no misuse of aid & the aid was distributedhttps://t.co/gGhEJxxmMJ

Shipping containers of rotting food and supplies was found in Puerto Rico, and the government launched an investigation to determine whether officials mishandled the distribution of supplies. In a press release, Puerto Rico stated that there was no misuse of aid and that the aid was distributed.

Senators Call for Hearing on Health and Education in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

Eight senators sent a letter to the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions asking for a hearing on the health and education crises Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are currently facing after Hurricane Irma and Maria.

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